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October 27, 2023

ALEC’s Stand Your Ground Laws Have Created a Deadly Culture of Shoot-First Vigilantism

Juliana Broad and Alice Herman Center for Media and Democracy

“Stand Your Ground laws threaten public safety, encourage armed vigilantism, and promote a culture of ‘shoot first, ask questions later.”

October 27, 2023

Israel’s War Cabinet Has Learned Nothing From Its Failures

Menachem Klein +972 Magazine

The leaders who oversaw Israel's Gaza policy for 15 years are incapable of abandoning the erroneous ideas that collapsed on Oct. 7.

October 27, 2023

The Enduring Limits of American Power

John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus

The decline of U.S influence should not feed the narrative that anarchy has been loosed upon the world. The choice is not between a U.S.-led world and a Joker-led world.

MAGA Mike Johnson

October 27, 2023

From the people who didn’t see “Magic Mike” because they thought it would turn them gay comes a brand new Johnson. #Colbert #Comedy #ColdOpens

Angela Davis: 'Palestine Is a Moral Litmus Test for the World' | UpFront

October 27, 2023

Citing the late poet June Jordan, political activist Angela Davis stresses the importance of Palestine for other social justice movements.

Judge Issues Unexpected News on Televising Trump’s DC Trial

October 27, 2023

Federal trials are not televised. Here's why this one might be different.

A Prison Lullaby for Donald Trump

October 27, 2023

Jail is a dreary place with almost no gold toilets or faux Louis XIV furniture. This lullaby may help.

AOC on the Speaker Debacle & a Path to Citizenship | The Daily Show

October 27, 2023

AOC joins fellow Bronxite Desus Nice to discuss the Republican House speaker mess and other stuff.

October 27, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | October 27, 2023

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AOC | The Daily Show. A Prison Lullaby for Donald Trump. Unexpected News on Televising Trump’s DC Trial. Angela Davis: 'Palestine Is a Moral Litmus Test.' MAGA Mike Johnson.

October 26, 2023

Tidbits – Oct. 26, 2023 – Reader Comments: Israel-Gaza War – Ceasefire, Stop the Bombing, Free the Hostages; Israeli Occupation and Apartheid; Solidarity and War Crimes; House Speaker; Elliott Abrams; Take Action for Ceasefire; Gaza Sources; More..

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Reader Comments: Israel-Gaza War - Ceasefire, Stop the Bombing, Free the Hostages; Israeli Occupation and apartheid; Solidarity and War Crimes; House Speaker; Elliott Abrams; Take Action for Ceasefire; Gaza Sources; Announcements; more....